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pine stick in the red soil that says, george wallace, he hated. johnson didn't convert wallace, but as wallace walked out to talk to the reporters, he was a very subdued governor wallace. and he said to the reporters, well, if i'd stayed in there another five minutes he would have me coming out in favor of civil rights. johnson had accomplished his purpose, and he knew it. because when the crucial time came, wallace asked -- wallace said he didn't have the resources to protect the marchers, and he virtually invited president johnson to nationalize the alabama national guard. two days after that meeting, came a great moment. johnson went before joint sessions of congress to ask for the voting rights legislation, and to ask for it in a speech which numerous historians rank as one of the three or four greatest speeches given by an american president. do we have some sound up there? no. you all will remember -- anyone as old as me or half as old as me will remember what a couple of the punchlines were in that speech. johnson said, we've got a lot to d
pine stick in the red soil that says, george wallace, he hated. johnson didn't convert wallace, but as wallace walked out to talk to the reporters, he was a very subdued governor wallace. and he said to the reporters, well, if i'd stayed in there another five minutes he would have me coming out in favor of civil rights. johnson had accomplished his purpose, and he knew it. because when the crucial time came, wallace asked -- wallace said he didn't have the resources to protect the marchers, and...
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on june 11th is when george wallace locked the doors in 1960, i think 63. the irony is that june 11th is the same day that scott bagley passed. >> what is the last conversation that you had with your father -- with your mother? >> the last 1i don't remember literally my last conversation. my mother had a stroke in august of 2005 and from that point forward she didn't talk a lot. i don't remember the exact conversation. i remember the sunday before she had a stroke on tuesday, that some day i was in the bahamas and i called her to let her know that i've gotten there and was checking to make sure that she was okay. she had a minor stroke two weeks before. so always checking to make sure things were okay and i asked if she would sign this paper work because at that time we were trying to make sure that i got on hurt bank account and she had signed the paperwork, thank tha. she said i will give you a call on tuesday and she had a stroke on tuesday and the rest is history she said a few words here and there. >> what are you doing these days? >> i'm the ceo of my
on june 11th is when george wallace locked the doors in 1960, i think 63. the irony is that june 11th is the same day that scott bagley passed. >> what is the last conversation that you had with your father -- with your mother? >> the last 1i don't remember literally my last conversation. my mother had a stroke in august of 2005 and from that point forward she didn't talk a lot. i don't remember the exact conversation. i remember the sunday before she had a stroke on tuesday, that...
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on june 11, is when george wallace locked the doors and what year was that? >> host: 63? >> guest: i think it was 63 but the irony is that it was the day he had gotten back and pass. and edith the author of the book or go. >> host: what was the last conversation you had with your mother? with your mother? >> oh wow. i don't remember literally my last conversation. my mother had a stroke in august of 2005. from that point forward she didn't talk a lot. i was with her when she passed in 2006. i don't remember the exact commerce haitian. i remember the sunday before. she have the stroke on a tuesday. i was in the bahamas and i called to let her know that i had gotten and was checking on her to make sure she was okay. she had a minor stroke two weeks before that coming tuesday. so i was checking to make sure everything was okay and i asked if she signed the paperwork. at that time we were trying to make sure i got on her bank account. she had signed the paperwork and that was our last real conversation. i said i will give you call on tuesday. she have a stroke on tuesday. the
on june 11, is when george wallace locked the doors and what year was that? >> host: 63? >> guest: i think it was 63 but the irony is that it was the day he had gotten back and pass. and edith the author of the book or go. >> host: what was the last conversation you had with your mother? with your mother? >> oh wow. i don't remember literally my last conversation. my mother had a stroke in august of 2005. from that point forward she didn't talk a lot. i was with her when...
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in 1968, he voted for george wallace. even as the young person in 1968, i could not understand why he was voting for george wallace. i hope folks know who george wallace was. he was leading a segregationist movement. my grandfather said both nixon and hubert humphrey were corporate guys in suits, and they would just say whatever they think they need to say in order to get elected. but i've spent my whole life for white folks and they are lined up behind george wallace because they really believe in what george wallace has said. he said, but i think if i really talk to them and work with them, i can change them. if you change a poor white in the south, you've got a friend forever. i will never change these people in suits because they do not believe what they are saying themselves. that is how i think about this question of movement building. i don't care, democratic party. i have been left for 30 years. i don't see a big difference between whites on the left and whites on the right. i don't see it. it is really about, do
in 1968, he voted for george wallace. even as the young person in 1968, i could not understand why he was voting for george wallace. i hope folks know who george wallace was. he was leading a segregationist movement. my grandfather said both nixon and hubert humphrey were corporate guys in suits, and they would just say whatever they think they need to say in order to get elected. but i've spent my whole life for white folks and they are lined up behind george wallace because they really...
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i once asked george wallace and went to see him on his dying bed. i went to have prayer with george walos and i reached out to him and please come visit me, so we talked. i finally said "george, why did you unleash the dogs and the horse on that sunday when trying to get the right to vote?" "well, i thought you would get to that. i did it as a favor". i i don't understand. he said "if i had not let the horses kick them on this side of the bridge the mob would have been worse on the other side of the bridge. [inaudible] and it occurred to him and break up the mob, not stone the marchers. we have that stuff in high places. the mayor of oakland and san francisco and more civil and here is a case reaching out and not pushing off. a mayor who is embracing, not finger pointing so we must do all of this together. i urge you in the challenging and closing days of this struggle is a mood of the season and high expectation and low resources that we [inaudible] in anxiety and jesus christ. maybe we're looking for the wrong reason for the season. maybe there is
i once asked george wallace and went to see him on his dying bed. i went to have prayer with george walos and i reached out to him and please come visit me, so we talked. i finally said "george, why did you unleash the dogs and the horse on that sunday when trying to get the right to vote?" "well, i thought you would get to that. i did it as a favor". i i don't understand. he said "if i had not let the horses kick them on this side of the bridge the mob would have been...
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in 1963, governor george wallace stood in the schoolhouse doorway at the university of alabama invoking states' rights to try to block integration. >> i stand here today as governor of this sovereign state and refuse to submit to illegal use of power by the central government and hereby denounce and forbid this illegal and unwarranted action by the central government. >> that was alabama governor george wallace 50 years ago. here's mississippi governor phil brian yesterday. >> we will not enforce any unconstitutional measure, edict, that's being issued by the president of the united states. we need to send a clear message to the federal government that we're not going to continue what we enforce what we believe to be unconstitutional laws. >> different issue, same words. states' rights. back in the 1950s and '60s, local police often stood by and refused to enforce new civil rights laws. now, some conservative sheriffs say they'll refuse to enforce new gun control laws from washington because they may consider them unconstitutional. today's conservatives aren't opposing the right of our
in 1963, governor george wallace stood in the schoolhouse doorway at the university of alabama invoking states' rights to try to block integration. >> i stand here today as governor of this sovereign state and refuse to submit to illegal use of power by the central government and hereby denounce and forbid this illegal and unwarranted action by the central government. >> that was alabama governor george wallace 50 years ago. here's mississippi governor phil brian yesterday. >>...
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but george wallace who couldn't hold segregation, also invented-- he was an ingenious politician-- and he invented a lot of the phrases in politics that are chill delegate contemporary about how pointed -- >> i'll tell you how short a time ago it was. i never attended a school that any black person had attended growing up in fort worth, texas. >> right >> i never shook hands-- >> when i went to school there were no females >> i never shook hands with a black person until i was the second lieutenant in the air force. not because i didn't want to. they lived on one side of town and i lived on the other side of town. >> bob, i did not have a white classmate until we moved to denver when i was in tenth grade, despite the fact that the schools were supposed to be integrated in alabama after 1965. it would be several years more. but the good news sif you go to birmingham today, it is an integrated city, and so for me, it means the human spirit is pretty irrepressible, and prejudices can be overcome, even though we're still working at it >> let me ask dr. peterson, what did it mean to you? >>
but george wallace who couldn't hold segregation, also invented-- he was an ingenious politician-- and he invented a lot of the phrases in politics that are chill delegate contemporary about how pointed -- >> i'll tell you how short a time ago it was. i never attended a school that any black person had attended growing up in fort worth, texas. >> right >> i never shook hands-- >> when i went to school there were no females >> i never shook hands with a black person...
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in 1968, he voted for george wallace. even as the young person in 1968, i could not understand why he was voting for george wallace. i hope folks know who george wallace was. he was leading a segregationist movement. my grandfather said both nixon and hubert humphrey were corporate guys in suits, and they would just say whatever they think they need to say in order to get elected. but i've spent my whole life for white folks and they are lined up behind george wallace because they really believe in what george wallace has said. he said, but i think if i really talk to them and work with them, i can change them. if you change a poor white in the south, you've got a friend forever. i will never change these people in suits because they do not believe what they are saying themselves. that is how i think about this question of movement building. i don't care, democratic party. i have been left for 30 years. i don't see a big difference between whites on the left and whites on the right. i don't see it. it is really about, do
in 1968, he voted for george wallace. even as the young person in 1968, i could not understand why he was voting for george wallace. i hope folks know who george wallace was. he was leading a segregationist movement. my grandfather said both nixon and hubert humphrey were corporate guys in suits, and they would just say whatever they think they need to say in order to get elected. but i've spent my whole life for white folks and they are lined up behind george wallace because they really...
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wallace and wants it all together, not a very intellectually impressive performance and rusher goes after him and keeps going after him and finally says, based on your performance tonight, you may think you're qualified to run for senator from new york the based on your hysterical performance tonight you would not be elected dogcatcher. sorensen says it seems to me your a being rather hysterical now and rusher says yes, but i am not running for the senate. he knew when to give just a little bit make the guy looked even worse. earlier on the barter show, south africa was already an issue for many liberals. rusher had not yet been there. somebody said -- is liberal opponents that have been to south africa? rusher says no, i haven't been to south africa but you must have been to south africa or you would not be making such heavy weather of it. what did you learn in south africa that you think is so important for us to know? he turns a weakness into a strength. don't give an inch. turn it around. it is not the politics of personal destruction but it certainly politics of personal one up
wallace and wants it all together, not a very intellectually impressive performance and rusher goes after him and keeps going after him and finally says, based on your performance tonight, you may think you're qualified to run for senator from new york the based on your hysterical performance tonight you would not be elected dogcatcher. sorensen says it seems to me your a being rather hysterical now and rusher says yes, but i am not running for the senate. he knew when to give just a little bit...
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and he was one of the two people who were integrated, basically, at gun point with george wallace standing in the door back then. in alabama. >> yeah, i mean, those were incredible times. and you and i have some recollection of those times. >> but not the president. >> no, he doesn't. he doesn. he was, at best, a baby when these things were happening. it's -- but he -- but he knows the history. even if he had to learn it. and imthink he learned to feel it. and learned to -- and learned as much as one can learn with the experience. >> go ahead, david, i'm sorry. your thought. >> when he was in college as a young man, he went to the library and brought back the record of the i have a dream speech. he and a couple of his buddies memorized it. but he intensely studied it during that period. >> here's myrlie evers, the husband of the civil rights activist who was murdered 50 years ago. she gave the invocation today. let's listen to her. >> 150 years after the emancipation proclamation and 50 years after the march on washington, we celebrate the spirit of our ancestors, which has allowed us to m
and he was one of the two people who were integrated, basically, at gun point with george wallace standing in the door back then. in alabama. >> yeah, i mean, those were incredible times. and you and i have some recollection of those times. >> but not the president. >> no, he doesn't. he doesn. he was, at best, a baby when these things were happening. it's -- but he -- but he knows the history. even if he had to learn it. and imthink he learned to feel it. and learned to --...
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wallace and just as it altogether. not a very intellectually impressive performance. and rusher just goes after him and keeps coming after him and finally says, you know, based on your performance tonight he may think that you are qualified to run for the senate of new york but based on your hysterical performance tonight, you wouldn't be elected a dogcatcher said he says it seems to me you are being rather hysterical now he says but i'm not ready for the senate. [laughter] she knew where to give just a little but make him look even worse. earlier on the show somebody was already an issue for many liberals. he hadn't yet been there but somebody said his liberal opponent said have you been to south africa? he says i haven't been, but you must have been to south africa or you wouldn't be making such heavy weather of it. what did you learn in south africa you think is so important for us to know. so she turns a weakness in to the strength. again, turn it around. it's not the politics of personal destruction, but it is cer
wallace and just as it altogether. not a very intellectually impressive performance. and rusher just goes after him and keeps coming after him and finally says, you know, based on your performance tonight he may think that you are qualified to run for the senate of new york but based on your hysterical performance tonight, you wouldn't be elected a dogcatcher said he says it seems to me you are being rather hysterical now he says but i'm not ready for the senate. [laughter] she knew where to...
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wallace and lumps it all together. not an intellectually impressive performance. and rusher just goes after him and keeps going after him, and finally says, based on your performance tonight, you may think you're qualified to run for senate from new york, but based on your hysterical performance tonight, you would want be e -- you wouldn't be elected dog catcher. sorenson says, well, it seems you're being rather hysterical now. and rusher says, yeah, but i'm not running for the senate. he knew when to give just a little but make the guy look even worse. earlier on the farber show, somebody -- south africa was an issue for many liberals. rusher had not yet been there. but somebody said they -- his will be recall opponent said, have you been to south africa? and he says, no, i haven't been to south africa, but you must have been there or you wouldn't make such heavy weather of it. what did you learn in south africa that you think is so important for us to know. so he turns a weakness into a strength. again, don't give an
wallace and lumps it all together. not an intellectually impressive performance. and rusher just goes after him and keeps going after him, and finally says, based on your performance tonight, you may think you're qualified to run for senate from new york, but based on your hysterical performance tonight, you would want be e -- you wouldn't be elected dog catcher. sorenson says, well, it seems you're being rather hysterical now. and rusher says, yeah, but i'm not running for the senate. he knew...
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a governor named george wallace tried to stop people at the door at the university of alabama, they had to be pushed aside. that's an aggressive communitarian notion of rights where you have to get together to get it done. you don't hide out in a line shack with a couple guns and say this is my idea of rights. >> it's about community. women didn't have the right to vote until 1919, and it took individual women and communities of women and the american people ultimately to come together and say, this is the right time, we need to make this change. >> but you feel the positive embrace. it wasn't like a bunch of humorless suffragettes with placards like those people, activists. >> no, we're in it together. that's what was so great about this speech. we're in it together. and we're standing together whether it's women or lgbt members or african-americans, hispanics, immigrants. this is the melting pot. >> here is the president's message. it was one of inclusion, as you just said, stephanie, and yesterday was the first inaugural to include, believe it or not, not believe it or not, the word
a governor named george wallace tried to stop people at the door at the university of alabama, they had to be pushed aside. that's an aggressive communitarian notion of rights where you have to get together to get it done. you don't hide out in a line shack with a couple guns and say this is my idea of rights. >> it's about community. women didn't have the right to vote until 1919, and it took individual women and communities of women and the american people ultimately to come together...
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even assassination attempt at a george wallace. it is no wonder things held together quite frankly. well, the congress passed what was then called the gun control act. among other things it said that felons, fugitives, drug users, those who have been adjudicated and it is not a politically correct phrase, but it is in the law, those that are mentally affected could not own a gun. 1994 as a world change in country changed, along with the thing i am proud is for having written and passed about. we added a new category of people who were prohibited from purchasing a gun. based on facts, not on fiction. that is those who had a restraining order issued against them in a domestic violence incident. added. then, two years later we expanded the list again to include anyone convicted of a misdemeanor violent crime, because there was some history that they were the most likely people to do something. time and experience has demonstrated we continue to take a close look at the risk to see if it fits the needs of society at the moment. it is part of our recommendation to the president to sugges
even assassination attempt at a george wallace. it is no wonder things held together quite frankly. well, the congress passed what was then called the gun control act. among other things it said that felons, fugitives, drug users, those who have been adjudicated and it is not a politically correct phrase, but it is in the law, those that are mentally affected could not own a gun. 1994 as a world change in country changed, along with the thing i am proud is for having written and passed about....
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he went after the john birch society, ayn rand, george wallace. that has to happen again with this party because it's getting smaller and smaller. in this debate, we actually have conservative thinkers, talking about ronald reagan being a rhino, a republican in name only, because he supported an assault weapons ban. they keep pushing themselves closer and closer to the cliff. but i just have to say one other really important point. because i made a mistake over the past month talking about how republicans have also won a majority in the house. as this article i was referencing mentioned, we actually got a minority of votes nationwide in house races. it was just gerrymandering from 2010 that gave us the majority. >> well, it was interesting to me, the congressional republicans went on a three-day retreat and concluded that retreat is a good strategy. and that's what they've done because they are looking at your poll and other polls that have republicans at historic lows in terms of their popularity. congress at historic lows. and that's because of
he went after the john birch society, ayn rand, george wallace. that has to happen again with this party because it's getting smaller and smaller. in this debate, we actually have conservative thinkers, talking about ronald reagan being a rhino, a republican in name only, because he supported an assault weapons ban. they keep pushing themselves closer and closer to the cliff. but i just have to say one other really important point. because i made a mistake over the past month talking about how...
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wallace and just lumps it altogether. not a very intellectually present performance and rusher just goes after him and keeps going after him and finally says you no, based on your performance tonight you may think you are qualified to run for senate of new york but based on your hysterical performance tonight, you wouldn't be elected dog catcher. so sorensen says will, it seems to me mr. rusher you're being rather historical -- hysterical mount pressure says he body and i'm not running for the senate. he knew when to give just a little but make the guy look even worse. earlier on the farber show south africa was already an issue for many liberals. rusher had not yet been there. but somebody said his liberal opponent said have you been to south africa? rusher says no i haven't been to south africa but you must have been to south africa or you wouldn't be making such heavy weather of it. now what did you learn in south africa that you think is so important for us to know? so he turns a weakness into a strength. again, don't
wallace and just lumps it altogether. not a very intellectually present performance and rusher just goes after him and keeps going after him and finally says you no, based on your performance tonight you may think you are qualified to run for senate of new york but based on your hysterical performance tonight, you wouldn't be elected dog catcher. so sorensen says will, it seems to me mr. rusher you're being rather historical -- hysterical mount pressure says he body and i'm not running for the...
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wallace on racial policies. in 1980, president jimmy carter appointed judge clemon as alabama's first black federal judge. he served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. under his administration the court adopted a or more representative jury plan and increased minority presence in the work force of the court. service he was also the trial judge in the ledbetter v. goodyear case. in 2009 he retired from the federal bench and returned to practicing law. please join me in welcoming the honorable judge clemon. [applause] >> i'm indebted for the kind words of introduction. i count it a blessing to be here at alabama law school and particularly in this room, because much of my legal and judicial career interacted with judge lynn. and it's a certain comfort level to be here in a room which he, which bear withs his name. bears his name. now, i'm a sometimes participant on american constitutional society's programs in the district of columbia, and i'm extremely happy to see a chapter here in tuscaloosa. it's not the first
wallace on racial policies. in 1980, president jimmy carter appointed judge clemon as alabama's first black federal judge. he served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. under his administration the court adopted a or more representative jury plan and increased minority presence in the work force of the court. service he was also the trial judge in the ledbetter v. goodyear case. in 2009 he retired from the federal bench and returned to practicing law. please join me in welcoming the honorable...
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wallace copycat. i think what we hear is someone that says, i don't want to obey these laws because i don't agree with them and that's not really his role. his role is the sheriff and it's to enforce the law. he doesn't get to decide what's constitutional and what's not. >> he told me he would, if, of course, there are no federal gun control laws passed just yet, but if there are, he says he will go to the attorney general and discuss with him whether it's constitutional and then he will make a decision. but i think in the end he kind of said, well, i'm going to uphold the law. do you believe him? >> well, i think this might be some level of sort of political grandstanding. i think, you know, he probably made these statements to play to the tea party base but i think there's a reality that, you know, any judge would force him to uphold the law and, you know, any judge would sort of advise him to follow the law. i don't think anyone is going to say, go ahead and balk federal law just because you don't
wallace copycat. i think what we hear is someone that says, i don't want to obey these laws because i don't agree with them and that's not really his role. his role is the sheriff and it's to enforce the law. he doesn't get to decide what's constitutional and what's not. >> he told me he would, if, of course, there are no federal gun control laws passed just yet, but if there are, he says he will go to the attorney general and discuss with him whether it's constitutional and then he will...
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on election night, george wallace one five states as an independent nominee. here is a resident nixon's swearing in and, about 20 minutes. -- and speech, about 20 minutes. >> do you richard milhouse nixon solemnly swear that you will faithfully exit queue the office -- >> that i will faithfully execute the office >> of president of the united states. >> of president of the united states. >> and will, to the best of my ability, observe protect and defend the constitution of the united states so that you got. >> and will, to the best of my ability, observe protect and defend the constitution of the united states, so help me god. [applause] ♪ >> senator dirksen, mr. chief justice, mr. vice president, president johnson, vice president humphrey, my fellow americans, and my fellow citizens of the world community, i ask you to share with me today the majesty of this moment. in the orderly transfer of power, we celebrate the unity that keeps us free. each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique. but some stand out as moments of beginning, in which
on election night, george wallace one five states as an independent nominee. here is a resident nixon's swearing in and, about 20 minutes. -- and speech, about 20 minutes. >> do you richard milhouse nixon solemnly swear that you will faithfully exit queue the office -- >> that i will faithfully execute the office >> of president of the united states. >> of president of the united states. >> and will, to the best of my ability, observe protect and defend the...
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we are imprisoned in language that would largely invented by the same george wallace who failed to protect segregation forever. he invented phrases of resentment and fear against the tides that were liberating america by denouncing bureaucrats in washington who were trying to tell people how to run their businesses and that they were in cahoots with a biased media and to concentrate all power on the central government in washington with the tax and spend liberals. everyone of those phrases is contemporary. it is and attitude for more than a judgment that shuts us off from accurate history and from their promise of democracy. i am hoping this issue focusing on race and people's resistance to discuss race, to insist that race is salt and it is unsolvable -- is solved. they're both mean we do not need to discuss it. this issue discusses it. when we do discuss it, when we learn things, that is when good things happen. that is the doorway to the promise of freedom. america is still not there yet. i hope we can take advantage of this time. we're marching through these 50- year anniversaries. bri
we are imprisoned in language that would largely invented by the same george wallace who failed to protect segregation forever. he invented phrases of resentment and fear against the tides that were liberating america by denouncing bureaucrats in washington who were trying to tell people how to run their businesses and that they were in cahoots with a biased media and to concentrate all power on the central government in washington with the tax and spend liberals. everyone of those phrases is...
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we are imprisoned in language that would largely invented by the same george wallace who failed to protect segregation forever. he invented phrases of resentment and fear against the tides that were liberating america by denouncing bureaucrats in washington who were trying to tell people how to run their businesses and that they were in cahoots with a biased media and to concentrate all power on the central government in washington with the tax and spend liberals. every one of those phrases is contemporary. it is and attitude for more than a judgment that shuts us off from accurate history and from their promise of democracy. i am hoping this issue focusing on race and people's resistance to discuss race, to insist that race is solved and it is unsolvable. they're both mean we do not need to discuss it. this issue discusses it. when we do discuss it, when we learn things, that is when good things happen. that is the doorway to the promise of freedom. america is still not there yet. i hope we can take advantage of this time. we're marching through these 50- year anniversaries. bring our his
we are imprisoned in language that would largely invented by the same george wallace who failed to protect segregation forever. he invented phrases of resentment and fear against the tides that were liberating america by denouncing bureaucrats in washington who were trying to tell people how to run their businesses and that they were in cahoots with a biased media and to concentrate all power on the central government in washington with the tax and spend liberals. every one of those phrases is...
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even had the assassination attempt as george wallace. when i've looked back, it's a wonder things help together quite frankly. well, the congress passed what was then called the gun control act. among other things, felons, fugitives, drug users, those adjudicated but his ramallah. those that have been adjudicated mentally defect is could not lawfully on a gun. then in 1994 as the world changed in the country changed, along with the things we had a new category of people who are prohibited from purchasing again. bake on facts, not fiction and prejudice and that is those who had a restraining order issued them. that was a fight to get that. then two years later we expanded the list again to include anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime because there was history of the most likely people to do something would be contoured. time and experience has demonstrated we should continue to take a close look at the list to see if it fits the needs of society at the moment. as part of our recommendations, and he suggested the president directed the
even had the assassination attempt as george wallace. when i've looked back, it's a wonder things help together quite frankly. well, the congress passed what was then called the gun control act. among other things, felons, fugitives, drug users, those adjudicated but his ramallah. those that have been adjudicated mentally defect is could not lawfully on a gun. then in 1994 as the world changed in the country changed, along with the things we had a new category of people who are prohibited from...
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i said george, when johnson was meeting with george wallace, where was he? and i go back and sometimes i answer the phone. and they aren't there anymore. but i don't think much has changed overall. c-span: george johnson is gone. you write about him, didn't you deliver a eulogy at his funeral. >> guest: yes, i did. he was amazing for the help that he gave me. we both lived in central park and i had formal interviews with him. over and over again, i would call and ask him about something that happened in the kennedy administration. he would say generally because he was a very thoughtful man. every word was consistent. he would say, come by after work. so i would go by and we would sit there in this wonderful apartment that looked out on central park. he was blind, but he didn't like to say so, but he was effectively blind. he would sit on one couch, i would sit on the other. and we would sit in the late afternoon. and i remember that i thought, boy, i hope nothing happens to him. because he knows stuff that nobody else knew. i think his relation to jack kenne
i said george, when johnson was meeting with george wallace, where was he? and i go back and sometimes i answer the phone. and they aren't there anymore. but i don't think much has changed overall. c-span: george johnson is gone. you write about him, didn't you deliver a eulogy at his funeral. >> guest: yes, i did. he was amazing for the help that he gave me. we both lived in central park and i had formal interviews with him. over and over again, i would call and ask him about something...